Biotypes of group a streptococci isolated from children

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-230

  Kumar, M Palani ^a   Menon, Thangam ^a   Lobo, Charmaine ^a   Anbumani, N ^a   Kumar, C P Girish ^a   Shanmugasundaram, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYODERMA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PYODERMA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 1542719523     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05375-0     Document Type: Article

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